Big oil is betting big on Toyota to win the solid-state battery race
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/toyota_solid-state.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Toyota has been working on a solid-state pilot program with Japanese refining oil giant Idemitsu Kosan since 2023 — but we’re way past that now. The companies have decided to move ahead with a new factory to produce solid electrolyte for all-solid-state EV batteries.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/09/big-oil-is-betting-big-on-toyota-to-win-the-solid-state-battery-race/#more-454963">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/toyota_solid-state.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Toyota has been working on a solid-state pilot program with Japanese refining oil giant Idemitsu Kosan since 2023 — but we’re way past that now. The companies have decided to move ahead with a new factory to produce solid electrolyte for all-solid-state EV batteries.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/09/big-oil-is-betting-big-on-toyota-to-win-the-solid-state-battery-race/#more-454963">more…</a>